Easel-support.



E. KAPLAN.

EASEL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24. 1911.

1,258, 1 20. Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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EZRA KAELAN. or CEICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNCB T0 NATIONAL ART NOVELTYCOMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

EASEL-SUPPORT.

Application filed January 24, 1917. Serial No. 144,191.

T 0 all whom it may concern: 1

7 Be it known that I, EZRA KAPLAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new'and useful Improvement in Easel-Supports, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, andexact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to easel supports.

The objectof the invention is to provide an improved easel support whichwill be inexpensive to manufacture'and which will be positive in action.In supports of this class it is desirable to have the supporting leg orlegs adjustable with respectto the board or frame, and my inventionprovides a novel construction of the connection between the supportingleg and the main board or frame whereby a positive connection may at alltimes be had but wherein this connection is readily adjustable for thevarious positions of the supporting board or frame.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one form in which myinvention may appear.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a supporting frame and leg embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with part of the frame broken away to showthe manner of connecting the hinge plate to the board or frame;

Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the hinge plate; and

F 1g. 4 is a similar view of the follower or clasp plate.

The supporting board or frame 1 is preferably made of stiff cardboardalthough it is obvious that wood or'sheet metal or the like may beemployed. A suitable frame'or binding 2 indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2 is adapted to inclose the edge of the sup porting board 1 forholding a suitable object upon the supporting board 1, such as apicture, a mirror or the like. A supporting leg 3 is pivotally mountedupon the back of the supporting board and is adapted to support theboard 1 in such position or inclination as may be desired. Thesupporting leg 3 may also serve as a handle, as for instance where amirror is placed upon the supporting board 1. The leg 3 is formed ofwire v bent into a suitable form, preferably to provide the supportingfeet 4 and 5 to give stability to the device. A'suitabl'e hinge plate 6is mounted upon the'back of the board 1, this plate being provided withprongs ,7 formed upon the edges of the plate 6. These prongs extendthrough the supporting board Specification of Letters Patent. Patented111211. 5, 1918. o

1 and pass through suitable slots 8 in a clasp plate 9 which is-mountedupon the front of the board 1 and are bent over as is shown in Fig. 2 togrip the supporting board 1 firmly and permanently.

The hinge plate 6 is provided with a pair of lugs 10 and 11'which arebent up from the ends of the plate andare pierced by holes 12horizontally in line with each other for 'receiving the ends let and 15of the leg 3. The

upper ends of each side of'the leg 3 are provided with U-shaped loops ofthewire which comprises this'leg. The upper legs 14 and 15 of theU-shaped loops are placed axially in line andproject through the lugs orears 10 and 11 which are bent up from the hinge plate 6. The other legsof the U-s'haped loops 16 and 17 are bent parallel to the legs 141 and15 respectively and are brought axially in line with each other restingagainst the peripheries of. the lugs 10 and 11 respectively. Theportions 16 and 17of the ends of the supporting leg 3 are held togetherin axial'alinement by means of the sheet metal clasp 18. This sheetmetal clasp is provided with projecting lips 19 and 20 which extend backof the edge of each of the lugs 10 and 11 and thus axial displacement ofthe wires 11 and 15 is prevented. This may also be accomplished bywelding the bottom of the U shaped extensions together andby providingan oflset in the wire legs 16 or by other means.

The periphery of each of the lugs 10 and 11 is made circular in outlineand a number of "curved seats or sockets 21 are'provided for engagementby the legs 16 and 1 7 of the U-shaped extension ontheends of the wire.The wire of which the supporting leg is composed has sufficient springand thei distancebetween the legs 14 and 15is made such that the legs"16 and 17 engage firmly in the socket 21 formed upon the periphery ofthe lugs'lO and 11.

main with continual firmness. To change Y the position of thesupportingleg 3 it is'neces'sary merely to overcome the frictionalresistance and any desired settings may he made.

What I claim is:

1. In combination a supporting board comprising a thin sheet ofrelatively rigid material, a hinge plate secured to said sheet, a wiresupporting leg pivotally secured to said hinge plate, said hinge platehaving a lug bent up therefrom at substantially right angles, said lughaving notches on its peripher'yfthe upper end of said wire leg having aU shaped spring extension, the outer leg of said U-shaped extensionprojecting through said lug and .the other leg of said extension restingagainst the periphery of said lug, said U-shaped extension formingspring means to yieldingly engage the notches on the periphery of thelug .to hold the parts in any desired position.

2. In combination a supporting board or frame, a hinge plate lying fiaton the back of said board, said plate having means for fastening thesame to said board, a pair of lugs bent up at right angles to the plateat each end of said plate, said lugs having seal loped edges, asupporting leg of wire having its upper ends provided 'with U-shapedspring extensions, said extensions being placed with the free legs ofthe U in axial alinement, said free legs projecting through said lugsrespectively, the other legs'of the U pressing against the scallopedperipheries of the lugs to hold the supporting legs in any desiredposition, and means for holding said U-shaped extensions rigidly inalinement. j

3. In combination a supporting board or frame, a hinge'platelying flaton the back of said board, said plate having means for fastening thesame to said board, a pair of lugs bent up at right angles to the plateat each end of said 'plate,'said lugs having scalloped edges, asupporting leg of wire having its upper ends provided with U- shapedextensions, said extensions being placed with the free legs of the U inaxial alinement, said free legs projecting through said lugsrespectively, the other legs of the U pressing against the scallopedperipheries of the lugs, and means for holding said U- shaped extensionsin alinement, said means preventing sldewise motlon of said U-shapedextensions with respect to said lugs.

7 4. In combination a supporting board, a hinge plate lying on the backof said board,

said hinge plate having prongs projecting Copies of this patent may beobtained fjor five cents each, by

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through said board, a clasp plate cooperating with said prongs and lyingon the other side of said board, said hinge plate having a pair oflugs'bent up therefrom, a wire leg having a loop at its lower end,having the free end of the wire bent into U-shaped spring extensions,said U-shaped extensions of Wire U-shaped spring extensions at its upperend lying parallel to the board or frame, means for holding saidU-shapedex tensions rigidly together and in line with each other, thenpper legs. of the passing through said'lugs and being pivoted therein,said legs having means preventing axial dis placement with respect tosaid lugs, said shaped spring extensions having frictional contact withthe lugs in whichthey are pivoted for holding the leg in anyiadjusted'position.

6.' In combination, a supporting board comprising a thin sheet ofrelativelyjrigid material, "a hinge plate lying flat against said sheet,said plate having prongs stuck up from the edge thereof, said prongspassing through the board and holding the plate in position thereupon,said hinge plate having a semi-circular ear bent up therefrom at substantially right angles, said ear haying notches or serrations upon itssemi-c rcular edge, a wire supporting leg having a U- shaped springportionat its inner end and a shaft portion attached to one leg of theU,both legs of the 'U lying parallel to the supporting bOard, the said oneleg of the U'engaging theserrated edge of the semi-circular ear, theother leg of the U passing through the semi-circular ear and beingpivoted therein! I a In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my znarnethis 20th day of January, A D. 191 I i i I EZR KAPLAN.

